Here is a question on which I have been wracking my brain for some time now and finally decided to write in. If we do not use an article before 'uncountable nouns and abstract nouns' why do we say  ' Can you give me a lift to the

hi,what is use an abstract noun in a sentence Please tell me an abstract noun. Then I can help you to use it in a sentence. Hi Clive I haven't read all the posts in this thread and thus I don't really know what this is all about.

a plural version of a noun that could be either countable or uncountable. There's no such thing as an uncountable noun in the plural. Plurality is one of the marks of countability. Once the noun is in the plural you know you are dealing with a

Mr. Miclawer, I wasn’t going to expand this pluralization discussion on “ creams” and “wines”. But it really bothered the heck out of me for two reasons. 1) I really wanted to find out if I was really blowing hot air on this subject because of my

To the extent that you can hold a heart in your hand, it differs from the mind and the soul (assuming that mind does not equal brain). So you wish to talk about "heart" in the abstract. The soul seems to be an intangible concept by

Thanks for your reply I think both heart and mind are abstract nouns. I wonder why they can be plural nouns and countable ones. It is said that if asbtract nouns are added -s ending; changed into countable nouns, abstract nouns changes to a

Jgipuzkoa wrote: Hello. Can Willingness noun be a countable noun? Why? Jesús María. In general, 'ness' is a suffix that makes an adjective an abstract noun. These, then, cannot be countable. You will hear, however, "we thank you all

Should I just accept the fact some uncountable nouns, especially those that have abstract meanings, do not go well or don't not fit with a verb showing possession such as 'have'? Yes, you probably should accept that. It's probably a lot

Hoa Thai wrote: First, thank you for your reply. Now if you can help me a bit further, I would appreciate very much. If advice is an uncountable abstract noun, then advices must be wrong, right? ( Yesterday, my father gave me his advice. Today,

Hoa Thai wrote: I was told that a or an should not be used to mark noncount nouns, sush as water, gold, etc.. That is simple until I encounter abstract nouns! For instance, give me an advice is incorrect since advice is an abstract noun.